Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
हरेस्तु शयने नित्यमेकांतरमु पोषणम् । यः करोति नरो भक्त्या न स गच्छेद्यमालयम्
harestu śayane nityamekāṃtaramu poṣaṇam | yaḥ karoti naro bhaktyā na sa gacchedyamālayam
Pada masa śayana suci Hari, siapa yang dengan bhakti senantiasa berpuasa selang sehari (makan berselang hari), ia tidak pergi ke kediaman Yama.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A devotee before a Vishnu shrine marking days on a palm-leaf calendar; one day he eats simply, next day he fasts; in the background, a softened, distant Yama figure fades away, symbolizing ‘not going to Yamalaya’.
FAQs
Devotional self-restraint during Hariśayana protects one from grievous post-death consequences symbolized by Yama’s realm.
No particular tirtha is named; the focus is on the sacred season of Hariśayana and its vrata-merit.
Ekāntara-bhojana—eating on alternate days—performed with bhakti during Hari’s śayana.